About The Extra 10% Tariff On Canada

@Nanoose
I don't know anyone who buys anything made in the USA anymore, myself included. Every single thing on Canadian store shelves that has a label "Made in the USA or Assembled in the USA or Partially Processed in the USA" is left sitting on the shelf, from my observations. Anything made or assembled or processed anywhere else in the world does not have a tariff associated with its price.

You've probably noticed that major food chain stores in Canada have red labels on their shelves denoting a 100% Canadian product, or a Black Triangle label denoting American items that have tariffs added to the shelf price.

The purpose of this is to make it easier for Canadians to "Buy Canadian" and avoid purchasing ALL American products, or to simply avoid paying tariffs.

I even researched automobiles and pickup trucks.

If ANY car in Canada was partially or fully assembled in the USA before being imported into Canada, there is a 25% tariff ADDED to the price of the vehicle which Canadians pay when buying a brand new vehicle from a Dealership.

The only vehicles in Canada that are tariff-free are those that are physically manufactured and assembled 100% on Canadian soil, such as Toyota and Honda as two prime examples.

Anything that has a GM, Ford or Stellantis label (Jeep), will otherwise attract a 25% tariff added to the MSRP when you buy it new, which is the pre-HST price. When you pay the HST (sales tax) you are paying 13% tax on the 25% tariff as well.

@swirlie I think Canadians are at the point were if Trump lifted all the tariffs and said please start buying our stuff again – they would say – take off you hoser.
Thought I would add a Canadian made vid about trade. Cheers!

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@Nanoose
The world is very well aware that Trump is a stable character, but no one around the world, Canada included can dismiss him.

He is, unfortunately, the USA. Our electoral system put a guy who did not get more than 50% of the votes in charge.

Canada, Europe, China and India, are trying to find alternate export markets, but at some point, they will have to deal with the existing situation: the US is the largest single market in the world.

I think it's on the leadership of all these countries, for failing to predict a Trump, but in the meanwhile, they have to kiss his ass.

@swirlie summer growing season is over . Where do you get your fruits and vegetables from again during non summer months ? If Orange does that your fruit and veggie prices will go up.

@swirlie I live in California, and I go out of my way to avoid US products if not made in California.

@GoDodgers most of US and Canada get our fruits and veggies from your Central Valley.

@swirlie You're free to post, not insult. Fact, you can only post if you can prove your allegations, starting with you producing references of your claims of what Carney said.